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I need help with this, I can't figure this out at all. Thanks

4/12/2018 12:00 PM A 0/60 Gradebook PrintCalculator Periodic Table Question 1 of 30 Map Sapling Learning macmillan learning Draw the products of the saponification of a triacylglycerol (triglyceride) STRATEGY 2. Identify the fatty acids 3. Draw a fatty acid salt Step 1: A glycerol molecule has the following structure CH2-OH H_OH H2-OH Step 2: A fatty acid has the following structure where R represents a long carbon chain Step 3: Draw the sodium salt of the general fatty acid shown below. Note that R represents the long carbon chain of the fatty acid + H,O Previous 0 Check Answer Next Exit Hint

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R-CO2H + NaOH ............> R-CO2Na + H2O

so sodium salt is R-CO2Na.

NaOH is base and deprotonate from R-CO2H and to produce sodium salt of fatty acid and water.

This is acid base reaction type.

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